Karachi: Man gunned down over mobile phone deal dispute

Jul 11, 2016, at 10:15 pm

Karachi, July 11 (IBNS): A person was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city over mobile phone deal dispute on Monday, media reports said.

Humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi's soyem held in Karachi

Jul 11, 2016, at 12:22 am

Karachi, July 10 (IBNS) Humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi's soyem was held in Memon Masjid here on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh bans airing of Peace TV

Jul 10, 2016, at 10:09 pm

Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government on Sunday stopped airing of Peace TV in the country, media reports said.

PM Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan

Jul 10, 2016, at 03:49 am

Lahore, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan on Saturday.

Pakistan: Abdul Sattar Edhi laid to rest

Jul 10, 2016, at 03:38 am

Karachi, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's popular philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was laid to rest in the country's Edhi Village on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away

Jul 09, 2016, at 03:45 pm

Karachi, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's popular philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away in Karachi city on Friday.

Three terrorists arrested for blast at Bangladesh Eid prayer gathering

Jul 08, 2016, at 04:54 am

Dhaka, July 7 (IBNS): Three terrorists have been arrested for the attack on Thursday morning near a mass Eid prayer congregation at Kishoreganj in Bangladesh, the second terror strike in the country in less than a week's time.

Two policemen, one terrorist among 4 killed in second jihadi attack in Bangladesh in seven days

Jul 07, 2016, at 10:39 pm

Dhaka, Jul 7 (IBNS) : In the second terror attack in Bangladesh in less than seven days, at least three people, including two policemen, were killed and seven wounded at Kishoreganj, 140 km north of Dhaka on Thursday, the holy day of Eid-al-Fitre.

Four killed in blast at Bangladesh Eid prayers, gun battle continues

Jul 07, 2016, at 05:40 pm

Dhaka, Jul 7 (IBNS) : In the second terror strike in Bangladesh in less than a week's time, at least four people, including a policeman, were killed and seven cops injured on Thursday after a bomb exploded near a mass Eid prayer congregation, reports said.

4 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Jul 07, 2016, at 01:18 am

Kabul, July 6 (IBNS): A suicide attack hit northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan on Wednesday which killed at least four people, emdia reports said.

Afghanistan observes Eidul Fitr

Jul 06, 2016, at 11:47 pm

Kabul, July 6 (IBNS):Amid tight security, Eidul Fitr was observed in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan to observe Eid tomorrow

Jul 06, 2016, at 05:46 am

Islamabad, July 5 (IBNS) Pakistan is all set to observe Eidul Fitr on Wednesday.

Dhaka restaurant attack: 2 suspects detained

Jul 05, 2016, at 03:48 am

Dhaka, July 4 (IBNS): Bangladesh Police chief AKM Shahidul Hoque on Monday said two persons have been arrested for their suspected connection to the militant attack on a cafe in Dhaka.

Pakistan rejects 'ISI' role in Dhaka terror attack

Jul 04, 2016, at 10:48 pm

Islamabad/Dhaka, July 4 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday rejected Bangladesh government's allegations that the nation's official spy agency Inter-State Intelligence (ISI) was involved in Dhaka's terrorist attack.

Tributes paid to terror attack victims in a moving ceremony in Dhaka

Jul 04, 2016, at 09:09 pm

Dhaka, Jul 4 (IBNS): At a ceremony at the Army Stadium in Banani in Dhaka, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Monday, paid tribute to the hostages and policemen who were killed in Friday's terrorist attack.

Bangladesh attack: John Kerry calls Sheikh Hasina, offers FBI assistance

Jul 04, 2016, at 02:54 pm

Dhaka, July 4 (IBNS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the recent attack at a restaurant in capital Dhaka that left several people, including foreigners, killed, officials said.

Sheikh Hasina to pay tribute to Dhaka cafe attack victim tomorrow

Jul 04, 2016, at 03:47 am

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday will pay tribute to the victims of the militant attack at a cafe in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday.

People pay tribute to the victims of Bangladesh terror attack

Jul 04, 2016, at 03:23 am

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): Relatives and friends of the victims of the Dhaka cafe attack and others paid tribute to the people, who were killed in the incident, at the entrance of Road 79 in Gulshan on Sunday.

Afghanistan: 50 Taliban killed in airstrikes

Jul 04, 2016, at 12:22 am

Kabul, July 3 (IBNS) Fifty Taliban fighters have been killed in airstrikes in the Arghistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan's ISI connected to Bangladesh attack?

Jul 03, 2016, at 10:17 pm

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): Days after a deadly militant attack at a cafe in Bangladesh capital Dhaka left 20 hostages killed, a top official of the country claimed that Pakistan's powerful ISI or military spy agency might be involved in the crime.

Local terrorists responsible for Dhaka siege: Bangladesh Govt

Jul 03, 2016, at 06:22 pm

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): In a recent development, the Bangladesh government on Sunday said that it was not terror group ISIS but all local terrorists responsible for the brutal siege attack in Dhaka's upscale restaurant Gulshan, which left 20 hostages killed, media reports said.

Shiekh Hasina urges people to keep faith on her govt

Jul 03, 2016, at 02:26 am

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged people of the Asian nation to keep faith on her government after the country witnessed a bloody attack carried out by militants at a cafe in capital Dhaka's Gulshan area which left several people, including foreigners, on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Suicide blast kills 2

Jul 03, 2016, at 12:48 am

Kabul, July 2 (IBNS); At least two people were killed and 17 others were injured in suicide attack at Jalalabad area in Afghanistan on Saturday media reports said.

Dhaka hostage crisis: 20 foreigners, 6 terrorists killed

Jul 02, 2016, at 10:04 pm

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): The Bangladeshi Army on Saturday said that 20 foreigners were killed by heavily armed terrorists suspected to belong to terror outfit ISIS after being taken hostage at a restaurant in the capital city Dhaka on Friday evening.

Rescued hostages say attackers left those who could recite Quran verses

Jul 02, 2016, at 09:05 pm

Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS): Spilling the beans about the bloody saga, where people were kept hostage for nearly 10 hours in a restaurant in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan, rescued hostages said that the attackers left those who could recite verses from the Quran and tortured the others who failed to perform the task, reports said.

Bangla hostage crisis : Hasina condemns terror attack, but confusion prevails over toll

Jul 02, 2016, at 06:31 pm

Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS) : As the hostage crisis in Dhaka ended after a 10-hour long bloody drama, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that 13 hostages were rescued from the besieged cafe in Dhaka, but some had been killed.

Dhaka restaurant attack: 12 hostages rescued, ops on

Jul 02, 2016, at 02:57 pm

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) At least five people have been killed while 12 others were rescued as security forces launched an assault in order to end the 11-hour-long hostage crisis at a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh restaurant attack

Jul 02, 2016, at 07:23 am

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS took responsibility for the attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Friday which has left at least two policemen killed and several others injured as many people, including foreigners, are believed to be trapped inside the building.

Bangladesh: Gunmen storm cafe in Dhaka, 2 top police officers killed

Jul 02, 2016, at 06:46 am

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) Two top Bangladesh security officials have been killed as gunmen attacked a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, media reports said.

Dhaka: Gunmen takes 20 foreigners as hostage

Jul 02, 2016, at 05:07 am

Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS) A group of gunmen took 20 foreigners as hostage at a restaurant in Dhaka's Gulashan area in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said.